$~6 and 7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 10.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 18861/2025 & CM APPL. 78488/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shivam Sachdeva SPC, Mr. Yash Agrawal, Mr. Sparsh Ruhela, Adv.

Major Kanika Sharma, Army versus EX NK JAY PRAKASH GUPTA 7773030K .....Respondent Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

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+ W.P.(C) 750/2026 EX NK JAY PRAKASH GUPTA SER NO 7773020 K .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shivam Sachdeva SPC, Mr. Yash Agrawal, Mr. Sparsh Ruhela, Adv.

Major Kanika Sharma, Army CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL

1. These two writ petitions have been filed challenging a common order dated 13.07.2023 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (‘Tribunal’) whereby the Tribunal has decided the Original Application (‘O.A.’) filed by the applicant/petitioner in W.P.(C) 750/2026 [O.A. No. 1818/2018] titled Ex Nk Jay Prakash Gupta v. Union of India &

Ors, by holding in paragraph 5 onwards, as under:

“5.Having heard learned counsel on both sides. we are of the view